---
title: 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pedro Almodóvar'
released: '1988-03-14'
runtime_minutes: 90
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095675/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

1988 · R · 90 min · Comedy · Spain

Original title: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios

## Synopsis

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a 1988 Spanish absurdist dark comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano. The plot follows actress Pepa, who, after her lover Iván leaves without explanation, sets out to find the reason, and comes across an array of eccentric characters, including Iván's son from a previous relationship and her best friend Candela, who has been held captive by a Shiite terrorist cell.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Agustín Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/agustin-almodovar), [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar)
- **Director:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar)
- **Screenplay:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bernardo Bonezzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernardo-bonezzi)
- **Director of Photography:** [José Luis Alcaine Escaño](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-alcaine-escano)
- **Editor:** [José Salcedo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-salcedo)

## Cast

- [Loles León](https://cinepixo.com/people/loles-leon)
- [Imanol Uribe](https://cinepixo.com/people/imanol-uribe)
- [Eduardo Calvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-calvo)
- [Chus Lampreave](https://cinepixo.com/people/chus-lampreave)
- [Kiti Mánver](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiti-manver)
- [Carmen Maura](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-maura)
- [José Marco](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-marco)
- [Ángel de Andrés López](https://cinepixo.com/people/angel-de-andres-lopez)
- [Antonio Banderas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-banderas)
- [Julieta Serrano](https://cinepixo.com/people/julieta-serrano)
- [Fernando Guillén Gallego](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-guillen-gallego)
- [Rossy de Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossy-de-palma)
- [Javier Bardem](https://cinepixo.com/people/javier-bardem)
- [María Barranco](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-barranco)
- [Mary González](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-gonzalez)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown-1988
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